Tree mortality

Mark J. Ambrose

Tree mortality

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Authors:	Mark J. Ambrose
Year:	2015
Type:	General Technical Report
Station:	Southern Research Station
Source:	Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2015. Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2014. General Technical Report SRS-209. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 190 p.

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Abstract

Tree mortality is a natural process in all forest ecosystems. However, extremely high mortality can be an indicator of forest health issues. On a regional scale, high mortality levels may indicate widespread insect or disease problems. High mortality may also occur if a large proportion of the forest in a particular region is made up of older, senescent stands.

Parent Publication

Forest Health Monitoring: national status, trends, and analysis 2014

Citation

Ambrose, Mark J. 2015. Tree mortality. Chapter 5 in K.M. Potter and B.L. Conkling, eds., Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2014. General Technical Report SRS-209. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 73-84.